Project 6: Alternative Process Through Digital Means

Cyanotypes

I made these cyanotypes on photoshop by using different brushes to get the texture around the outside and then I changed the pictures themselves to have a bluish tint, creating a basic cyanotype.

Van Dyke

I researched how to make a Van Dyke and learned that I could use the same process I used with a cyanotype and then change the tint to a brownish tint instead of blue.

Bromoil Print

I looked up pictures of Bromoil Paints and noticed some characteristics. I noticed that they were grainy, that they were black and white, that they had high contrasts, and that they had a slight inverse vignette. I applied all of those characteristics to my picture of Venice to get a bromoil print.

Gum Bichromate

To get a gum bichromate I did what I did to get a cyanotype but then layered light colors over the picture, in the picture below I used a light yellow, pink, and blue. I then used different blending effects until I got the photo I wanted.

Daguerrotype

To get the daguerrotype below I first downloaded a few textures and a picture that had a frame I thought would go well with my landscape photo. I then changed the tint of my photo, added the textures and blended them together to my liking, and then added the frame by erasing the picture inside it, leaving just my picture.

Experimentation

I wanted to experiment a little with textures and colors so I took a landscape, added a few textures to it, and then played around with the colors and the brightness/contrast. I ended up with the picture below which fits with my aesthetics.